We interrupt this travel series on Artist’s Books, poems and abstract art to bring you an up date on Radiation – 80 Drawings in 80 Days. Six months later and I thought I’d be rid of it all. Spinal accessory nerve injury from surgery resulted in trapezius paralysis and neck stiffness. I couldn’t move my arms up in front of me or up out to the side – not at all. Just finished physical therapy on that one. I graduated with honors.
My speech therapist has put me on a maintenance schedule for strengthening my swallowing. Hopefully, time will heal my voice a little more. I am to continue to let it rest and recuperate after increased usage. Don’t talk on the phone or in noisy resturants. Keep your vocal cords moist. Drink ginger tea. It is an anti-inflammatory treatment. Along with a cancer tumor under the back of my tongue, 70 lymph nodes were taken out so liquids have become my saliva. My taste buds are coming back slowly, but I don’t like chocolate, spaghetti with parmesan cheese, wine, beer! I hope these taste buds comes back.
Listening to NPR I discovered a band called Stew and The Negro Problem. He wrote a song called ‘Speed.’ I weigh 94 pounds. Clothes look great on me. But, the docs want me to gain weight. (I’ve always had the opposite problem) Maybe it’s time to get a little cannabis, eat and stay up late creating brilliant art.
everything will go back to “normal” Carla. You are an amazing “pupil” of life! Keep creating brilliant art!
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Keeping positive thoughts coming your way……..keep up the journey!
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Hey Dick! Happy Easter! I’m feeling really good, just have these little glitches every once in awhile reminding me of the past year. Getting back into painting which is good.I’ve got a new set up in the studio to take photos of what I’m doing so the photography keeps going, too.
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everything is A OK 🙂
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It has been such a long road and you have been my model of working through tough issues through your art. While part of me applauds your courage and strength, another part weeps that you are going through all this.
Am voting yes on cannabis for putting on weight and mellowing in the middle of the night.
Thanks for the introduction to Stew, which I enjoyed sampling.
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time for coffee!
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Your strength and your beautiful work are an inspiration.
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Thank you. I’m glad you found my website or I found yours. Life intervenes, but we have our art.
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